Migrations: Version Control for Your Database

Migrations allow you to define database structure in code and keep it versioned. ## Create a migration ```bash php artisan make:migration create_posts_table ``` ## Example migration ```php public function up(): void { Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) { $table->id(); $table->string('title'); $table->text('body'); $table->timestamps(); }); } public function down(): void { Schema::dropIfExists('posts'); } ``` ## Run migrations ```bash php artisan migrate ``` ## Migration flow ```mermaid flowchart TD A[Migration file] --> B[php artisan migrate] B --> C[(Database tables)] ``` In the next tutorial, we will work with Eloquent models to interact with this data.